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    Fall 2011 Issue Now Available

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    • Gelatin: What every vegetarian and vegan should know about this food additive
      An article recently published on blisstree.com has brought some much needed attention to a little-known food additive that all vegetarians and vegans should be made aware of: gelatin.Gelatin is a flavorless, colorless protein added as a stabilizer, thickener, or texturizer to a long list of foods such as marshmallows, jello, poptarts, candy, and cereal. It i […]
    • Heads or tails? Get ready for the 8th annual Puppy Bowl
      This year, Animal Planet is proudly marking the 8th anniversary of the Puppy Bowl with many one of kind features. Certainly, the highlight of the game is that all of the playful pooches you see playing their hearts out are recruited from shelters and rescue groups nationwide. These rough and ready pups are set to take to the field Sunday, February 5th with k […]
    • Should sugar be taxed? One group of researches says 'Yes'
      Could there soon be a tax on your Fruit Loops? If one group of researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, gets their way, then yes!According to ABC News:"In an editorial published today in the journal Nature, the UCSF doctors, Robert Lustig, Laura Schmidt and Claire Brindis, said the ballooning rates — and costs — of obesity, diabetes […]
    • Obama administration receives C- for animal welfare issues in 2011
      The Humane Society of the United States gave the Obama administration a C- for its animal welfare efforts in 2011. HSUS CEO Wayne Pacelle noted that while Obama & Co. did not have very many achievements, they did have “some startling demerits.” Pacelle’s comments referred to the federal government turning over authority to kill wolves to the states and w […]
    • Vegan food for Super Bowl Sunday
      I have to admit it was a nice reprieve this weekend not to have football on all day. But with the Super Bowl coming this weekend we will have a house full of people who like to snack while cheering on their team, so I will be busy in the kitchen again!Most game watching food is cheesy, gooey and unhealthy. While I plan to partake in the "cheezy" an […]
    • TDIV Q&A: It makes me sick to be around people who eat meat. What can I do so I don't alienate all my friends?
      Q: It makes me sick to be around people who eat meat. What can I do so I don't alienate all my friends?A: Imagine a time or place in your life where you are not in the vicinity of meat.You go to the grocery store. Unless you have the luxury of only shopping at completely vegan health food stores, you will most likely have to at some point walk past the […]

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    • Drew Barrymore has a four-karat ring — and an expanding career - Chicago Sun-Times
      Kansas City StarDrew Barrymore has a four-karat ring — and an expanding careerChicago Sun-TimesBY BRYAN ALEXANDER February 3, 2012 7:02PM In this image released by Universal Pictures, Drew Barrymore is shown in a scene from "Big Miracle," a film about the rescue of a family of gray whales trapped by rapidly forming ice in the Arctic Circle.Big surp […]
    • Whales hunted for their oil - GroundReport
      Whales hunted for their oilGroundReportby Madugundu Krishna February 03, 2012 As the elephant is the largest land animal, the whale is the largest creature in the sea. Whales are hunted for the oil which they contain which called `whale-oil', and which is used for different purposes.and more » […]
    • Baja California: Mexico's playground for whales - Telegraph.co.uk
      Telegraph.co.ukBaja California: Mexico's playground for whalesTelegraph.co.ukBaja California, on the wild Pacific coast of Mexico, is the best place in the world to see whales in all their glory. That's why the zoologist Mark Carwardine heads there at this time every year to get his fix. By Mark Carwardine I am a whale addict.A baby boom of Alaska […]
    • Hellish week for activists in marathon whaling chase - Hepburn Advocate
      Hellish week for activists in marathon whaling chaseHepburn AdvocateBoth sides in the Antarctic whaling conflict are today locked in a marathon pursuit across the Southern Ocean. Sea Shepherd leader Paul Watson said the anti-whaling group's two ships had covered more than 5000 nautical miles as some of the Japanese ...and more » […]
    • Hellish week for activists in marathon whaling chase - Sydney Morning Herald
      Sydney Morning HeraldHellish week for activists in marathon whaling chaseSydney Morning HeraldThe Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin and the whaling ship Yushin Maru No.2 in a cat-and-mouse chase through Antarctic pack ice. Photo: Sea Shepherd Both sides in the Antarctic whaling conflict are today locked in a marathon pursuit across the Southern ...and more » […]